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Black Skimmers

Rynchops niger

Photo by KatCuff
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Field Notes

Description:

Black & white coastal birds with the bottom part of their beak longer than the top.

Habitat:

Coastal waters

Reference Links:

Black Skimmer, Black Skimmer, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Comments (5)
LeanneGardner
Beautiful bird KatCuff. Great series. I love the colours :)

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PublishedJuly 2, 2013

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